The Straits Times, 20 March 2001

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    27 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 T-UCSQciy March 20, 2001 100 Pages m six parts mita (P) 024/12/2000 mm (2(\ %tm A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    9 1 Design: Photos: and RAYMOND LEE AP REUTERS GEORGE GASCON
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    535 1  -  KRIST BOO Sixteen outlets, including Fair Price supermarkets, BP kiosks, Delifrance and Metro, will offer the new cash-withdrawal service CASHBACK: How to do it 3. Cashier swipes your ATM card for $65 4. You key m your PIN 5. Cashier gives you $50
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    Lock icon Violence looming over Jakarta
    528 1  -  DEVI ASM A RANI Supporters of Golkar, Gus Dur may clash when suicide squad arrives By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND THE PARTY'S DIGNITY... DO NOT HESITATE, HE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO DEFEND OUR PARTY WHENEVER WE ARE OPPRESSED. IF
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      155 2 MORE SMALL-TIME CIC SMUGGLERS NEARLY 12,400 people were caught trying to smuggle m a few packets of cigarettes last year, compared to 9,500 who did so m 1999. But the total amount of cigarettes seized fell by nearly half from about 24,000 kg m 1999 to almost 13,800 kg
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      68 2 GUS DUR A STICKING POINT REMOVING President Abdurrahman Wahid from office is more difficult and messier than expected. But Indonesia's warring opposition leaders will go ahead with the task anyway. Leading the charge is the People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais, whose nominal Muslim allies say he is paying
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      107 2 IH POLYCUNKS LIGHTEN THE LOAD MOST people are forced to consult government specialists rather than private specialists because of the big disparity m consultation fees and medication costs, writes Mr Ronald Lee Yew Kee. But this creates a problem, as it adds the workload of public-sector specialist clinics. Yet,
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      58 2 PERANAKAN PUY? BOLEH! THOSE who love the Peranakan culture will be glad to know that an entire troupe from Malacca will be performing at the Singapore Peranakan Association's centennial celebrations. But the organisers also hope to attract non-Peranakans and the younger crowd to their play with "a different feel"
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      116 2 HO M E Police shepherd dogs 'brave and useful' THE german shepherds of the local police force are brave dogs which have helped to capture criminals despite criticism m Britain of the breed's usefulness. The head of the Police Dog Unit said the animals have proved so useful that plans
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      103 2 Garden flats won't cost the earth ROOMS with a garden view. Lush landscaping. Leisure clubs and waterfront parks nearby. Sounds like the sort of flat for which you pay an arm and a leg, right? But no, the flats come at a price tag ranging from only $150,000 to
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      90 2 WOR LD Kids think it's fine to be fat AUSTRALIAN children are getting fat. And what is more, encouraged by the Telebubbies and other obese TV cartoon characters, they think there is nothing wrong m being fat. A national health forum m Sydney also heard that other Western nations including
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      67 2 GLITCH HALTS ELECTRONIC TRADES ELECTRONIC trading of certain key Singapore Exchange (SGX) futures contracts came to a halt yesterday. A software hitch was blamed, resulting m a quick switch to floor trading. The popular SGX Euroyen and SGX MSCI Taiwan futures contracts were affected by the glitch. And so
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      222 2 TAIWAN HUES DAMAGE CONTROL SEEN as a move to placate China, the Taiwanese President told visiting American academics that he would stick to the "new middle-road" policy on the sharp differences over Taiwan's status. Analysts say that President Chen Shui-bian's statement was aimed at neutralising the impact of his
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      107 2 TIGER SHOWS HIS STRIPES TIGER Woods has won his first golf tournament of the year thanks to a lucky "Palmer bounce" and a great putt at the 18th hole of the Bay Hill Invitational. His last tee shot on Sunday bounced off a spectator and stopped just short of
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      614 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 7-15 Editorial 16 Commentary 16,17 Forum 18,20 HOME Singapore News.... Hl-HlO Tech Science H12.H13 ASIA Asia Al East Asia ....A2- A3 S-EAsia A4-A5 Malaysia A7-A8 Weather A8 SPORTS/ MONEY Sports Sl-S4 Money S6-Sl4 LIFE! What's On L 2 24/7 L4-L5 Comics L 6 Malaysia Holidays. L7-L8
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      Lock icon TRIBUTE TO PING-PONG DIPLOMACY
      118 3 hornier Ua Secretary ot State Henry Kissinger (nght) and Chinese ice-Premier Li Lanqing took up the bat on Sunday m a friendly game to mark next month's 30th anniversary of the ping-pone diplomacy which led to the establishment ofSino-US diplomatic ties m 1979. The game at
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      Lock icon New ideas to boost tourism
      514 3  -  KOH BOON PIN These include a multi-purpose card for visitors, a tourism academy and an urban entertainment centre by CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT A MULTI-PURPOSE card for visitors to use, a tourism academy and an urban entertainment centre are just some of die ideas being proposed to
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      Lock icon JB carjack: Gang of 12 arrested
      354 3  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA «r/ MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police officers have rounded up the gang of robbers wno waylaid a Singaporean couple m Johor more than a month ago and killed the wife. They also recovered the couple's Rover 620, a minicam and a
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      120 3 BIRMINGHAM An arts centre is bidding to pull m visitors with an exhibition of thin air. Being modern art, of course, thin air is not described as such. Instead, it is a "conceptual" display of 60 imaginary exhibits under the title, "Exhibition To Be Constructed
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      Lock icon US slowdown affects Asian recovery
      421 4  -  ARTURO BARIUAD Asian Development Bank cuts its orowth forecast this year for five Asian countries, citing slowdown and weak electronics demand as reasons Bu Sf BAITS TIMES PHILIPPINES BUREAU MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday cut drastically its economic-growth forecast for five Asian economies,
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      513 4  -  IRENE NG He has talks with the Polish Premier on boosting bilateral ties By IN WARSAW PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong, who arrived m Warsaw yesterday, was welcomed by his Polish counterpart, Mr Jerzy Buzek, m a formal ceremony marked by military pomp. Mr
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      Lock icon 14 killed after tanker smashes jeepneys
      66 6 14 killed after tanker smashes jeepneys RESCUERS retrieve the charred remains of victims of an accident involving a fuel tanker and passenger jeepneys m the southern Manila suburb of Paranaque early yesterday. The fuel tanker apparently went out of control, smashed up five parked jeeps, including two passenger jeepneys, killing
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      Lock icon 40-year term halved for child molester
      478 6  -  ELENA CHONG The homosexual, who lured eight young boys to his flat and performed oral sex on them, has appeal allowed Bu YESTERDAY, ADAM PARS* (LEFT), WHO WAS UNREPRESENTED, TOUI THE COURT OF APPEAL HE NERHER ABUSED THE VICTIMS' TRUST NOR ENTICED THEM. HE
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      344 6 Mad-cow disease could have infected drugs with cattle serum LONDON More than 800 medicines, some of which are on sale m Britain, could carry a risk of the human form of mad-cow disease. Many drugs are made using animal materials like cattle serum, and
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      343 4 SIGNED OFF More than 11 pro- Anwar websites have not been accessible to surfers since Saturday. Their webmasters are crying foul and some say the needle of suspicion points to the Malaysian government. Find out who else has to sign off although he did it of his own free will.
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  • WORLD
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      581 7  - TUBBY TUMMIES ROGER MAYNARD Australian children who are obese are growing m number and are being encouraged to be overweight by fat cartoon characters By IN SYDNEY l oho t*o 0101*0 cnoh oc s v v,i i c\. i cw^ v i j I 1 1 lii v i i
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      Lock icon Coke chief wants to pipe the drink to homes
      222 7 Coke chief wants to pipe the drink to homes NEW YORK It may be a pipedream, or perhaps just a plain daft idea, but the Australian-born chief executive of Coca-Cola, Mr Douglas Daft, is planning to compete with water by channelling Coke through taps m customers' homes. He has invested
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      Lock icon Congress party plots BJP's downfall
      536 8  -  NIRMAL GHOSH The recent corruption scandal m India has revived a wilting party riven by internal discord and a lack of focus. It is now working to discredit the BJP By INDIA CORRFSPON DENT NEW DELHI Sensing blood, India's main opposition Congress party has called
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      Lock icon Boeing 767's engines lose thrust during flight
      266 8 SAFETY UNDER SCRUTINY WASHINGTON The safety of transoceanic flights by twin engine jets has again come under scrutiny following an incident earlier this month when a Boeing 767 inexplicably lost much of its power high over the Pacific Ocean. At 8,839 m, the
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      91 8 THIS falcon flew all the way from Ulan Bator, Mongolia, to Berlin's airport m a suitcase. Wearing a leather cap on its head, the Saker Falcon, perching on veterinarian Heinz- Juergen Henning's hand, was one of eight falcons rescued from a suitcase at the airport. They
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        Lock icon SOCIALIST PARTY WINS CONTROL OF PARIS
        43 8 THE French left is celebrating after the Socialist party won control of Paris for the first time m a century. But its historic victorywas tempered by a string of losses m about 40 towns and cities. AFP
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        Lock icon BRAZILIAN OIL RIG SAVED FROM SINKING
        36 8 EXPERTS have rescued a crippled oil rig from sinking and spilling more than a million litres of oil. Workers pumped nitrogen into the rigs floaters and expelled 4,100 tonnes AFP
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        55 8 A FULL military funeral is planned for four Australian World War II airmen, whose remains were found 57 years after their plane crashed off the coast of Papua New Guinea. The remains were recovered last week from the wreck of a Beaufort bomber, which went
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        Lock icon 20 JOURNALISTS KILLED LAST YEAR
        47 8 MORE than 20 journalists died m the line of duty last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported. Many were killed m retaliation for their work m countries from Bangladesh to Uruguay. The deadliest were Colombia, Russia an A Sierra Leone. AP
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        51 8 BUCKS SET TO EARN MORE THAN WHITES FOR the first time since the fall of apartheid, South African blacks are set to earn more than whites this year. Last year, blacks earned 43.4 per cent of the country's income of 604 billion rand (SSI3S billion) and whites 44 per cent.
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      223 9 The two faces of Baghdad: 'TELL THE AMERICANS THAT HERE WE EAT HtAU KENTUCKY MADE WITH IRAQI CHICKEN, FOR lIS, THIS IS DEFIANCE.' Manager Rifaat Siddiq of the ai-Sa'ah restaurant, which serves KFC-like chicken AN EVENING stroll through Arrasat, one of four Baghdad neighbourhoods catering to the rich, yields
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      Lock icon Fake KFC masks the harsh reality of life in Iraq
      508 9 Fake KFC masks the harsh reality of life in Iraq Ten years of UN sanctions have created two classes: a comfortable minority and a vast majority who can't even afford to eat Iraqi chicken BAGHDAD It is 11 pm and the al-Sa'ah restaurant is jammed with customers munching what looks
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      190 9 The two faces of Baghdad: THE other world is m parts of Baghdad such as the slums of Salhiyeh. Here, Mustafa Sabbah, aged 10, comes straight from school each day, past open sewers, to spend five hours at a carpentry shop, sawing wood and sweeping up m order to
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        Lock icon Fake leather outfit for Baywatch star
        215 12 Fake leather outfit for Baywatch star SHE OPPOSES ANIMAL CRUELTY BOMBAY Top Indian fashion designer Rnhit Bal is designing a fake-leather saree-mspired outfit for former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson, who is campaigning against cruelty to animals. The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has released a copy of
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        103 12 US PRESIDENT George W. Bush has been forced to withdraw from cyberspace after he was warned tnat any future e-mails could be made public. In a mournful farewell computer message to 42 "dear friends" and relatives, Mr Bush said: "My lawyers tell me
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        82 12 HIS eyes were bloodshot, his breath reeked and he failed a breathalyser test, but Mr Randall Richman insists he was not drinking on the night he was arrested for drink driving. A professional magician, Mr Richman says ne had ingested three types of lighter fluid
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        59 12 Guy Georges,3B, an alleged serial killer who terrorised Paris m the early 90s and was arrested m 1998, went on trial yesterday accused of the murders and rapes of seven young women. A virtual unknown, US singer Eva Cassidy has topped the British charts with her album Songbird five years
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        40 12 Quoteworthy There is no limit to evil m Italy. Mr Roberto Colaninno, the chief executive of Olivetti, expressing horror at the discovery that the body of the country's most famed banker, Mr Enrico Cuccia, had been snatihed from its grave
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        73 12 AN unemployed Briton with a talent for karaoke has been cast as Frank Sinatra m a £5-million musical about the singing legend's turbulent life. Mr Stephen Triffitt, 39, will work with many of the producers, technicians and stage staff who backed Ol* Blue Eyes when
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      647 13 Wanted: Thousands of engineers for supersecret spy satellite project An undertaking worth $45 billion tipped to be the backbone of US intelligence will create sophisticated spy probes. But nobody is talking SMARTER SPIES ALTHOUGH little has been said about the new spy satellite programme, analysts believe: The number of satellites
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      92 13 Arms makers target rich Gulf states DEMONSTRATING its physical prowess, this Belarus 2T tank with a 2A42 automatic 30mm gun was one of a host of weaponry on display at the biennial International Defence Exhibition m Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. In total, 860 arms
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      Lock icon UN rights chief to step down
      285 13 GENEVA The top United Nations human rights official announced yesterday that she was stepping down from her post, saying severe shortage m funding has hampered her agency's work, and that she could do more outside the "constraints" of the UN system. Ms Mary Robinson,
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      Lock icon Kiwis refute 'foot-and-mouth outbreak' report
      227 14 Kiwis refute 'foot-and-mouth outbreak' report WELLINGTON New Zealand farmers are furious over a report by international broadcaster CNN that their country has cases of foot-and-mouth disease. The report was posted on the agency's website as part of background material on the outbreak m Europe. "Besides Britain and France, Germany, Italy,
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      480 14 The slaughter of even healthy-looking animals is the only way to contain the livestock disease, says London, despite postponing it temporarily THESE two healthy lambs born on Saturday were saved m the nick 01 time as the government agreed to postpone the piggest slaughter planned m agricultural history m the
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      Lock icon Melbourne on alert after two deaths from Legionnaires'
      277 14 Melbourne on alert after two deaths from Legionnaires' 20 buildings treated chemically to prevent spread MELBOURNE More than 20 buildings here are getting precautionary chemical treatment after two men died and three were taken to hospital after they contracted Legionnaires' disease. Legionnaires' disease is a rare form of pneumonia caused
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      450 15 Macedonia goes on war footing to fight rebellion With ethnic Albanian rebels besieging its second-largest city, it criticises US and Germany for not getting their peacekeepers to stop the separatists TETOVO (Macedonia) Macedonia has gone on a war footing, mobilising reserves and using tanks and artillery against a growing ethnic
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon US-China ties at a crossroads
      1224 16  -  MINXIN PEI By VSHINCTON ONE of the most intriguing and unsettling questions regarding the foreign policy of US President George W. Bush's administration is whether it will substantively, not just rhetorically, change its China policy. Chinese leaders m Beijing, as well as their counterparts m
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        595 16 All over drugs IT WOULD take someone with an esoteric interest m the long history of Thai-Myan-mar border squabbles not to get glassy-eyed over the latest skirmishes m recent weelcs. Has not the Myanmar military been fighting the Shan, Karen, and Mon insurgents for ages? Has not there been some
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      Lock icon Asian baptism mill put Bush to toughest test yet
      695 16  -  TOM PLATE ihL LOS ANGELES For quite different reasons, nothing that the former Texas governor ever encountered m Austin could have prepared him for the likes of Asian potentates Qian Qichen and Yoshiro Mori, m Washington this week for scheduled visits
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      Lock icon No quick solution for Indonesia's problems
      1061 17  - No quick solution for Indonesia's problems LEE KIM CHEW By CHIEF RECIOS.M. CORRESPOXDEST Even if President Abdurrahman escapes impeachment, and many now believe he is unlikely to, Indonesian politics remains m the twilight zone. JAKARTA Indonesia's warring opposition leaders have discovered, to their regret, that removing President Abdurrahman Wahid from
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      555 18 Rope in private specialists for hospitals I REFER to the articles, "What ails outpatient specialist care?" and "The prescription may be t0..." (ST, March 17). One of the biggest problems is the disparity m consultation fees and cost of medication between the private- and public-health sectors. This forces most people
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      407 18 I REFER to the article, "Recycling to involve all households" (ST, March 17). I was very happy when I read about the Government's implementation of this programme. For the last seven years, my family has been recycling cans and
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      235 18 Speak out against boorish behaviour I REFER to the letters, "It's time to shame those who choose to act badly" (ST, March 16), by Mr Raja Mitra, and "Don't go overboard with shaming" (ST, March 19), by Mr Dudley Au. I concur with Mr Mitra that it is time to
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      245 18 Overseas voters just as important THE criteria spelt out m the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, which had its first reading last Friday, discriminate against loyal Singaporeans. The very first criterion of having to stay "an aggregate of two years, m the five yea.rs immediately before the cut-off date for voter
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      362 20 I REFER to the report, "3G phones unlikely tr catch on" (ST, March 12). While I agree with the reporter's assessment of the potential offered by short message service (SMS) technology, I must add the caveat that, with its rising popularity, SMS has become increasingly
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      174 20 Upgrade and preserve Yan Kit pool I swim frequently at the Van Kit swimming pool m Tanjong Pagar. The pool is not only popular with swimmers, young and old; it is also special m that it is the oldest and deepest of the swimming pools built m the early *****.
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      130 20 I WAS elated to hear Singapore is joining other enlightened countries m declaring a Car- Free Day. For this to succeed, all provisions for alternative forms of transport should, however, be looked into. One such viable alternative would be the use of the bicycle. Would it
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      369 20 Same for all CHEQUES which are deposited into the ATM machines of local and foreign banks go through the same clearing system. I REFER to Mr Steven Scow's letter, "Do foreign banks clear cheques faster?" (ST, March 12). We wish to clarify that cheques which
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      273 20 Clarify rules on Bermuda-registered firms Most shareholders who attended the Special General Meeting of Wah Shing International Holdings on March 17 were shocked to be told at the registration desk that they could not vote nor ask questions at the meeting because they had not submitted proxy forms m advance.
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      8 H1 Tuesday, March 20, 2001 The Straits Times home
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      Lock icon THE CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIST
      44 H1 'They want the psychiatrist to teach their children how to get good grades at school, to he popular... to generally do more than they are normally capable of. Dr Lionel Ltm on why parents bring their kids to him for treatment
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      96 H1 rHHShowflats are open from today at Block 105 C, icefield Plains. The four-room display flat is at #04-67 and the five-room flat is at #04-65. Tney will be open daily from 10 am to 6 pm. The HDB will also provide shuttle services from Yio Chu
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      342 H1  -  LAUREL TEO HDB flats m Pungqol come with lush landscaping and artful designs, like those featured now m showf lats M IF YOU want a garden at your doorstop, there's no need to fork out $1 million or more to buy a house. Now, Housing
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      541 H2  -  EUNICE LAU SURVEY ON THIRD-LANGUAGE TAKE-UP Of those who take up option, most drop out, citing heavy workload *SL SCHOOLS SURVEY FINDINGS Reasons for taking up a third language: Interest: 63 per cent I am qualified to study it: 17 per cent My
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      Lock icon Co-op loses $400,000 'trespass' suit
      289 H2 A CO-OPERATIVE society has lost its $400,000 claim against two men, who it alleged had trespassed on its coffeeshop, which it had rented out to several stallholders. Judicial Commissioner Chan Seng Onn dismissed Protax Co-opera-tive Society's case with costs. In November 1998, the society rented
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      Lock icon North Pole trek hit by cold snap
      331 H2  - North Pole trek hit by cold snap SELINA LUM Barely 10 days into the expedition, extreme weather conditions have disheartened adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow, who has frostbitten fingers ADVENTURER Khoo Swee Chiow is facing unexpectedly serious problems, which he fears could wreck his 800-km trek to the North Pole. Barely
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      77 H2 'This is the first time he feels like giving up. ..lt is really, really cold. He is trying to hang on. The conditions are getting worse. But he said he will try his best. Mr Khoo'i wife, Madam Tok Wee Leng, laying that he was thinking of calling off the
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      291 H2 KEEPING pace with scientific discoveries is a major problem for science teachers. "Our school's curriculum is m the process of being changed now because it was outdated," said Canadian science teacher, Miss Malisa Mezenberg, 39, who teaches at Loyola Catholic Secondary School m the Canadian
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      607 H3  - A COWARD? NO K. C. VIJAYAN German shepherds have proved their worth m helping the police fight crime 'A dog is as good as its handler. If you have a good handler who is able to train and bond well with the animal, you'll get more out of it. Head
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      Lock icon Arrests for cigarette smuggling up
      394 H3  -  LIM HONG LING Hu SMALL-TIME cigarette smuggling is on the rise. Nearly 12,400 people were caught last year trying to sneak cigarettes into Singapore without paying the duty on them. In 1999, the Customs and Excise department picked up about 9,500 such people. More than
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      Lock icon Lim's stay in presidential suite queried
      494 H4  -  KAREN WONG Raffles Town Club Lawsuit Consent to occupy the suite was given by club chairman, says Peter Lim, as defence grills him on his role m club §1L ALTHOUGH he was not a shareholder or director, former "remisier king" Peter Lim "occupied the
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      263 H4 AN AIRPORT employee arranged for an Australian man to meet him m a toilet to hand him cash m return for turning a blind eye to the traveller's excess luggage and accepting it for loading. Stanley Wong Ming Hang, 21, a customer service
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      Lock icon Dad molested sleeping teen
      371 H4  -  WONG FEI WAN He threatened her, violated personal protection order too b^; AN ODD-JOB labourer, whose family had taken out a personal protection order against him, lifted his 14--year-old daughter's skirt while she was sleeping m her bedroom. The girl, jolted from her slumber, hit and
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      175 H5 FOR almost six hours, a group of students toiled over the weekend to spruce up welfare homes and oneroom flats, and also helped to clean up parks and beaches. Working at 58 different locations, these students, who came from 20 schools, were part of a
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      405 H5 Tamifiu is widely available at clinics and pharmacies here, but its $50 price tag may deter flu sufferers MORE than 1,000 boxes of a new drug, Tamiflu, have been sold here since January, but several doctors say its high price has put
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      Lock icon 10-course Chinese dining debuts at community club
      792 H6  -  LEONG WENG KAM By Outram Park's famed Tai Seng Restaurant has moved to the new Ulu Pandan CC and, despite a steeper rental, it is doing roaring business LUSTY shouts of "yam seng" have been heard occasionally m the Ulu Pandan Community Club
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      Lock icon The right move
      154 H6 Tai Seng Restaurant, one of Singapore's oldest and best known, moved from Outram Park on Jan 13 and is now operating from the Ulu Pandan Community Club m Ghim Moh. Although rental at the CC is double that at Outram Park, where it paid only about $7,000
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      1146 H8  -  M. NIRMALA Eusoff College, a once women-only hostel, will close its doors on Saturday. The Straits Times looks at what went on behind the walls of the hostel that was home to many undergraduates, some of whom later rose to places of prominence m Singaporean society. *L
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      102 H8 EUSOFF College was a place where students kindled their romantic liaisons. Among those wlio went on to exchange marriage vows were the following high-profile couples: Miss Tan Choo Leng was married to Mr Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister. Miss Mary Chee was wed to Dr Tony Tan,
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      Lock icon They're not crazy; just kids with problems
      1040 H10  -  LIANG HWEE TING b> Growing pains Most of the children I see are not psychotic cases, but children who are normal but have "growing-up problems"... Child psychiatrist Wong S^e Tai Many go untreated Tor every child who comes forward, there are a couple
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        Lock icon More homes plumping for digital phones
        536 H12 More homes plumping for digital phones Besides better sound and mobility, the base station can accommodate up to six handsets, which do not need separate phone lines, only recharging AS THE ownership of mobile phones here continues to increase, the use of digital phones is also becoming popular from within
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        Lock icon Dect phones range from basic to advanced
        293 H12 MOST Dect phones come with basic features such as a phone book, intercom facilities between handsets and the ability to register at least four handsets for each base station. The more advanced models by Philips and Unico offer additional features like caller ID
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        488 H13 US firm brings virtual-reality technology to the operating theatre, with a simulator that allows doctors to train without fear of mistakes We call it realism without the risk. Mr Bill Younkes, president and CEO of Medical Simulation Corporation, describing Tiffany",
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        Lock icon Galileo to orbit Jupiter till 2003
        146 H13 Galileo to orbit Jupiter till 2003 PASADENA (California) Nasa has extended its Galileo mission a third and final time, allowing the unmanned spacecraft to continue orbiting Jupiter until 2003, when it will make a fiery plunge into the giant planet's atmosphere. "We're proud that this workhorse of a spacecraft has
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          49 H13 DAEWOO Electronics has released microwave ovens that can sterilise objects as well. A spokesman of the Korean electronics company said that the new product disinfects kitchen utensils through ultraviolet lamps within three minutes, reported online news service Asiapulse.com It is priced at 176,000 Korean won (Ss22B).
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          92 H13 A CONTEST offering a reward for proof that Amazon.com aid not originate the idea behind its "oneclick" patent ended last week without a clear winner. The organiser, Bounty Quest, said that the three closest winners would share the USSIO, OOO (S$17,OOO) prize as none of
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          59 H13 SCIENTISTS from the Fauna Communications Research Institute m the United States have found that wounded cats both wild and domestic purr because it helps their bones and organs to heal and grow stronger, reported The Sunday Telegraph. The scientists say that sound waves created at a
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      42 A1 7 want Malacanang to be the palace of the people. We want the people to come. ..to enjoy the place or to jog. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, on opening the Malacanang presidential palace m Manila to the public on Sundays
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      514 A1  - Who is to blame? MARIANNE KEARNEY ljdflpkdfl Police question personnel from a record company, a store and a shopping mall after four female fans are killed m a crush to see the band Hv STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Personnel from the Sony Music company, a record shop and a
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        375 A2  - Chinese explosions renew safety concerns LAVID HSIEH A new blast rocks a Donqquan factory, claiming one life. While this seems to be an industrial accident, the spate of blasts recently worries top officials lit. STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING The spate of explosions that rocked China over the past year
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        Lock icon More than one person set off dormitory blasts, say reports
        485 A2 BEIJING Chinese investigators believe that more than one person with a knowledge of dynamite was responsible for the deadly explosions m the northern city of Shijiazhuang last Friday. But after naming a suspect on Saturday, government officials have kept silent
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          38 A2 TOKYO MAY EASE USE OF MILITARY ARMS TOKYO is considering'relaxing rules on the usetjF weapons m territorial defence by the Self- Defence Force by amending U)e self-defence forces law, according to The Sankei Shimbun daily, Kyodo News reported.
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          43 A2 SOUTH Koreans can send packages to North Korea through DHL's Worlds wide Express delivery sejv vice, DHL Korea said yesterday. This would apply to those who have govern-ment-authorised business* links to the socialist country, Kyodo News said.
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          48 A2 A MODERATE earthquake struck central Tai* wan yesterday, seismologists said. No damage or injuries were reported immediately. i The 3.8-magnitnde tremor was centred 4.8 km south-east of Kukeng town m Yunlin county-, which is about 200 km south of the capital, Tai- pei. AP
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          74 A2 CHINA'S tourism industry could create 13 million to 14 million new jobs over the next five years if the government can clear obstacles such as red tape, a UN official said yesterday, Its plans to quadruple the tourism industry dv 2005 face obstacles
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          41 A2 FIVE skulls with spefci«ij cutting traces, dating bafk to about 4,000 years agc£ were found m China's jy* mote areas, suggesting that ancient Chinese, like the American Indian>, participated m the pracj- tice ot scalping. Xin hua
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          56 A2 NORTH Korea yesterjlef issued a new warning t* war against the US admin* istration, which it accused of stifling it to death. i Washington risks a war by seeking to drop a 1954 pact under which Pyongyang freezes its suspeoted nuclear-weapons developments m return
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          235 A2 THURSDAY: Qian hoping to size up new govt NEW YORK Chinese Vice-Premier Qjan Qichen has arrived here for talks with US officials which will culminate with his meeting President George W. Bush on Thursday. Mr Qjan, a foreign-poli-cy veteran, is hoping to size up Mr Bush's new administration, which only
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          236 A2 TODAY: Sharon intends to pursue peace JL WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is m Washington for talks with President George W. Bush after ordering security chiefs to meet their Palestinian counterparts on ways to clear the way for peace talks to resume. He is meeting Mr Bush at the
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          236 A2 YESTERDAY: Mori talks focus on economy, sub crash WASHINGTON Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has arrived here and met President George W. Bush, leaving political turmoil behind m Tokyo. Yesterday's two-hour meeting, including a working lunch, was expected to have a full agenda, including the decline m securities markets worldwide,
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        558 A3  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG The Taiwan leader, m trying to placate China, tells visiting US academics this is the only way to deal with ideological differences over Taiwan's status By! STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN BUREAU TAIPEI In what was seen as a move to placate China, Taiwan
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        207 A3 HONGKONG Security was stepped up at two Hongkong radio stations after tneir staff were terrorised by an armed attacker, police said. In the first incident on Saturday .evening, a man carrying a knife splashed corrosive liquid from three bottles outside Metro
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        246 A3 TAIPEI Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau has uncovered an Ecstasy factory, the first to be found here, and arrested three men, one of whom said he learnt his drug-making skills from a Singaporean. Former high-school friends Huang Chien-shou, Huang Shih-lin and Tang
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        663 A4  -  ROBERT GO Experts believe that the slowing down of lending by the agencies indicates a loss of confidence m the Jakarta government and its policies By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU More cash if things improve Asian Development Bailk: It said last week that
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        237 A4 US-based group says media is under frequent threat JAKARTA Journalists m Indonesia faced "constant scrutiny and frequent threat" from security torces, rebels and mobs as they reported on the nations rocky transition from a dictatorship to a democracy, the Committee to Protect Journalists
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        288 A4 Gus Dur vows to free Irian Jaya separatist leader JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid said yesterday that he would pardon a leading separatist politician from Irian Java province even if a court finds him guilty of subversion. Mr Theys H. Eluay, who heads the Papuan Presidium Council, was arrested m
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        108 A4 'Pearl King' gives jobs to the poor THE "King of Pearls" Jacques Branellec, founder of the Jewelmer comp my, and his marketing manager Carmina Sanchez inspect pearls m Manila. Jewelmer operates Terramar, a2,000-hapearl fishery at Snarks Fin Bay, north of Palawan m the southern Philippines. Terramar accounts for about half
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        317 A4 Arroyo names ex-military chief as Defence Secretary MANILA President Gloria Arroyo yesterday named the former Chief of Staff, Gen Angelo Reyes, as Defence Secretary, completing an overhaul of the military' command ending weeks of jockeying among top generals. The appointment of Gen Reyes, who played a key role m the
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        318 A5 A scheme, which already has the support of Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia, will allow paperless travel within Asean member countries BANGKOK "Smart cards" could replace passports and visas for Asean nationals travelling to other member states under a scheme to be discussed
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        227 A5 Cambodia starts crackdown on sex in public 48 prostitutes and 37 teens are arrested m Phnom Penh PHNOM PENH The Cambodian authorities have cracked down on sex m public here. As part of the move, 37 teenage boys and 48 prostitutes sleeping m parks were arrested fate last week. Phnom
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          66 A5 INDONESIA'S President Abdurrahman Wahid, whom doctors said was m excellent health, plans to travel to Australia and New Zealand for a six-day visit next month, an Australian official said yesterday. Mr Abdurrahman will leave on April 5, said Mr John Reid, nead of
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          47 A5 DELEGATES began arriving m Jakarta yesterday for peace talks on Thursday between the leaders of Kalimantan's warring Dayak and Madurese communities as police reported that violence, which nas already left 500 dead, had spread, killing at least one more person AFP
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          50 A5 THAI I AND and I^os have agreed to build a bridge across the Mekong River, the second span linking the two countries, the Thai Transport Ministry said yesteraay. Construction of the 3.2--billion baht (Ssl2B-mil-lion) bridge will begin next year and will be completed by 2005. AP
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          49 A5 REBELLIOUS soldiers from Papua New Guinea yesterday demanded the government resign after a mutiny spread to two more barracks and commanders distributed arms and ammunition. The troops want the government to hand over power within one week to a caretaker administration before elections. AP
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          51 A5 HOMEMADE bombs ripped through a shopping mall m a major tourist resort m the northern Philippines leaving five wounded, police said yesterday. The Sunday afternoon attacks left five women injured and caused panic among tourists and local shopkeepers, said city police chief Virgilio Bumang- lag.
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        463 A7  - Pro-Anwar websites closed by US hosting service BRENDAN PEREIRA Webmasters of the affected sites may have breached the rules which prohibit websites from loading material that is hateful or defamatory Bij MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT ALL THESE WEBSITES ARE KNOWN DEFENDERS AND CHAMPIONS OF DEMOCRACY AGAINST THE RULING PARTY OF MALAYSIA. 1
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        237 A7 KUALA LUMPUR Farmers have started destroying tonnes of vegetables to prop up prices that have been Keeping housewives m Malaysia smiling. Vegetable farmers claimed prices of some vegetables that had hit as low as 1O cents (4.7 Singapore cents) a kilogram made it impossible
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        605 A7  -  WAN HAMIDI HAM ID It will wait for Malay Rulers Council's decision, says party chief IN KUALA LUMPUR THOUSANDS of Parti Islam (PAS) supporters may take to the streets if the Malay Rulers Council decrees that the word
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        317 A7 Questions raised over Mindanao Sultan's datukships KUALA LUMPUR A recent investiture ceremony m which 23 people were conferred titles by the Sultan of Mindanao lias raised questions about whether a datukship" awarded by him is recognised m Malaysia. In 1999, the Society of Royal Datuks of Selangor stated that it
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        208 A8 KUALA LUMPUR The amnesty granted to errant motorists to settle their traffic summonses has been withdrawn following complaints that many were abusing their contacts with district traffic police chiefs to reduce the fines. Federal traffic police chief, Senior Asst Comm (II) Ahmad Bahrin Idrus,
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        28 A8 "Only genuine cases with vivid reasons or those involving emergencies will be considered for a reduction m the penal ty." Senior officer Ahmad Bahrin Idrus
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        395 A8 While Penang Hospital plans its new mortuary, which will have many features the old one lacked, XL is urging people to pledge their organs PENANG Penang Hospital is set to be the first m the country to feature a mortuary with a semi-ster-ile
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          53 A8  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh KULAI district m Johor has been hit by the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), with more than 20 cases detected for the last 10 days. The first case, detected last Wednesday, prompted a kindergarten to close temporarily as a precaution.
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          55 A8 A POLICE constable from Dungun m Terengganu was attacked by eight men when he tried to resolve a scuffle m a village on Sun day night. Terengganu Police Pub lie Liaison Officer Insp Na wawi Mat said th policeman managed to ward off kicks and
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          45 A8 TAMIL SINGERS TO PERFORM SOON A CONCERT featuring Shankar Mahadevan and Anuradha Sriram, currently the top playback singers m Tamil movies, will be held on Saturday m Shah Alam, Selangor m aid of the Selangor and Federal Territory Society for the Deaf. Bern am a
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          47 A8 DIESEL smugglers have come up with innovative ways to continue their trade despite constant harassment by the authorities at the Malaysia-Thailand border. This includes the installation of additional fuel tanks m cars and boats without altering their orix> nal shape. Bernama
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          41 A8 CUMBERS SCALE 3 MOUNTAINS IN 8 DAYS EIGHT climbers m Malaysia managed to conquer three mountains m the country within eight days. They climbed the 4,000-metre Mount Kinabalu and the 2,500-metre Mount Trusmadi and Mount Tambuyukon. The Star Asia News Network
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      50 S1 MEAT, MEAT, GLORIOUS MEAT 7 can't survive without meat. If I die, I die like a man eating meat. I have to have meat at least five times a week. Tennis player Goran Ivanisevic on whether he watches his diet like other players who are concerned about what they eat
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      128 S1 Mickelson trailed Woods by four strokes after third round. But he had six birdies on Sunday, including on 15th and 16th holes to one-stroke lead. Woods bogeyed No 1 but rebounded witn birdies on fourth, sixth, 14th and 16th to tie for lead. He won with
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      407 S1 PHOENIX (Arizona) Sweden's Annika Sorenstam put her name m the recora books and she had to be special to beat South Korea s Pak Se Ri. Two days after becoming the first LPGA member to shoot 59, Sorenstam broke the tour's 72-hole scoring record m relation to
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      532 S2  -  GERARD WONG SOCCER Hu 'I DON'T THINK WE ARE GOING TO RISK HIM FOR A WHILE. THE INJURY !S A HUGE BLOW TO US, OF COURSE, BUT WE HAVE ENOUGH DEPTH IN OUR SQUAD TO MAKE UP FOR HIS ABSENCE.' SAFFC team manager Kok Wai Leong
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      145 S2 TABLE TENNIS IT WAS a stroll m the park for def. siding champion Toa Payoli East CSC at yesterday's Inter-constituency table tennis final. It trounced Yew Tee CSC 3-0 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall to snatch its second title m as many years and pocketed the
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      781 S2  -  GODFREY ROBERT S-LEAGUE STATISTICS SCORERS 2 goals: Peres de Olivera(Home) 1 goal: Kiatisuk Senamuang (SAFFC), Mirko Grabovac (SAFFC), A. Sivakumar (Jurong),V. Sundramoorthy (Jurong), Ivica Raguz (Woodlands), Ernie Tapai (Clementi), Niweat Siriwong (Sembawang), Ismail Fitrey (Sembawang), Tawan Sripan (Sembawang), Daorueang Krongpol (Balestier), Jaesni
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      581 S2  -  JEFFREY LOW Thai coach Vorawan, or Pan, says team spirit will see them through SOCCER CORRESPONDENT HE IS a legend ir his own right, one of the best players Thailand has ever produced, and he has slipped into Singapore almost unnoticed. Vorawan Chitavanich was
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      347 S2 Agassi answers life's bigger questions TENNIS INDIAN WELLS (California) Thirteen trips to a Southern California desert tournament gets a guy thinking about his place m life, the pursuit of happiness and, well, the cnase of a few remaining goals m sport. Andre Agassi looked at the monument to tennis out
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      411 S3 SOCCER Sunderland's striker loses frontline battle as Eriksson names squad ENGLAND SQUAD: Goalkeepers: David Seaman (Arsenal), Nigel Martyn (Leeds), David James (Villa), Richard Wright (Ipswich). Defenders: Gary Neville, Philip Neville, Wes Brown (Man I nited), Chris Powell (Charlton), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Jamie Carragher
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      516 S3 LONDON Arsenal and Liverpool both had to settle fo/ a point on their return ».o Premier League action on Sunday following midweek exploits m Europe. Arsenal, which reached tlie last eight of the Champions League on Wednesday, drew 0-0 at Aston Villa and stay second m
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      278 S3 LONDON David Pleat is to be confirmed as Tottenham's manager until the end of the season while the club's owner seeks a replacement for the sacked George Graham. The Guardian Online reported that Pleat will step down from his post as director of football as his next
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      839 S3 Other big Juve defeats JUVENTUS fans will be hard-pressed to remember the last time their team lost by such a large margin. If anything, the club is better known for dishing out the kind of embarrassing margin that it had just lost to Lazio by.
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      160 S3 CRICKET SINGAPORE Recreation Club was crowned Division One knockout cricket champion on Saturday. The Padang club beat its neighbour Singapore Cricket Club by six wickets m the final at Kallang m the 30-overs contest. SCC elected to bat first and opener N. Balasubramaniam's 63
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      162 S3 POOL POOL players will soon have a nation-wide league of their own. Called the New Paper After 5 Pool League, it will run from May 8-Aug 11. It is open to teams of four to eight players from pubs and pool halls. At least
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        48 S3 SWEDEN international Henrik Larsson smashed a second-half hat-trick to give 10-man Celtic a 3-0 victory over Kilmarnock m the Scottish League Cup soccer final at Hampden Park on Sunday. The prolific striker scored after 47, 74 and 81 minutes to earn Celtic victory
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        53 S3 AUSTRALIAN cricket captain Steve Waugh fell to the rarest of dismissals yesterday when he was called out for handling the ball during the final Test against India m Madras. It was only the sixth instance of such an event m 1,535 games of Test cricket,
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        40 S3 MALAYSIAN Grand Prix organisers Sepang International Circuit (SIC) said yesterday that ticket prices would not be lowered for next year's GP. SIC said it would only offer 15 per cent discounts to early buyers.
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      500 S4 BASKETBALL O'Neal buries adopted hometown, but his coach is still unhappy ORLANDO After he had thumped his adopted hometown's basketball team sufficiently, Shaquille O'Neal stood m a hallway and wrapped beefy arms around his mother, Lucille. He gave her a gentle kiss on the
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      2269 S4 BASKETBALL NBA: Indiana 101 Sacramento 95, Minnesota 91 Cleveland 76. Milwaukee 100 Detroit 96. LA Lakers 95 Orlando 90. Seattle 104 Golden State 99. Utah 111 LA Clippers 96. Denver 98 New Jersey 84. CRICKET Second day of Third and Final Test In Maine Australia 391 (M.Hayden
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        71 S4 UTAH 111 LOS ANGELES96 In Los Angeles, "The Mailman" delivered another win for coach Jerry Sloan and the Jazz as the Utah lazz climbed within a half game of the San Antonio Spurs for the top spot m the NBA's Western Conference with a 111-96 victory over the Clippers. Malone
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        63 S4 MILWAUKEE 100 DETROIT 96 In Detroit, Glenn Robinson scored 24 points. Sam Cassell added 21 and the Milwaukee Bucks benefited from Jerry Stacknouse going ice cold m a 100-96 victory over the Pistons. An apparently exhausted Stackhouse missed all nine shots and two key free throws m the fourth quarter.
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        66 S4 MINNESOTA 91 CLEVELAND 76 At Minnesota, Kevin Garnett scored 21 points to eclipse 8,000 career points and added nine rebounds and nine assists to lead the Timberwolves to a 91-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Terrell Brandon added 17 points for the Minnesota, which led by as many as 21
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        76 S4 SEATTLE 104 GOLDEN STATE 99 At Golden State, Ruben Patterson scored five of his 20 points m the final 2min 24sec to propel the Seattle SuperSonics to a 104-99 win over the Warriors. Gary Payton hit a jumper and free throw down the stretch to help seal the victory. He
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        70 S4 DENVER 98 NEW JERSEY 84 In Denver, Kevin Willis scored 10 of his 13 points off the bench during a game-breaking 23-0 second-quarter tear on the way to a 98-84 Nuggets victory over the New Jersey Nets. Raef LaFrentz had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Antonio McDyess scored 19
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        411 S4 LEE BOCK ENG AGE: 74 passed away peacefully on 18 March 2001 Husband: Poh Cheng Poh Sister-in-law: Brother-in-law: Poh Ah Poo (Lim Mcc Kong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Freddie Poh Choo Aing Annie Chew Seok Hoon Danny Poh Choo San Jenny Chng Kah Tee Poh Choo Keong Allynn Ng Mun Lan
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        603 S5 MDAi LIM GOH KENG, aged 87 (Dharma Name: POH SIAN) Wife of the late Mr Lee Scow Cheok passed away peacefully at 11:49 am on 18/3/01, leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee Kee Siang Chan Fook Thin Lee Cheng Siang Tan Yong Hoa Lee Ngak Siang (Dr), PBM Koh
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        265 S5 The Lord Is my Shepherd, thwt Is nothing I shall want' Psalm 23 RETNAM AGNES AGE: 73 was called home to bt with the Lord on 19 March 2001, leaving behind loved ones. (Btlovtd Husband: Adikalam Anthonysamy. deceased) Sons: Daoghtervln-law: Rajaretnam Kaiwant Kaur, Kelly (Michael, deceased) Smniah Meerah Dauqhttrj-. Sont-in-lavr.
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        286 S5 In Loving Memory Of PUAN SRI KHOO TECK PUAT Departed 20th March 1995 Deeply missed and always remembered by your beloved husband, children and grandchildren OU TONG NUAN Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 19 March 2001. Forever remembered cherished by family. (Husband: Tan Joon Pek, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-iar.: Tan
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        69 S5 In Loving Memory Of AINSLEY WESTERHOUT Age: 73 who passed away peacefully on 8 Mar 2001 m Perth, VV.A. leaving behind: Wlft: Daisy nee Podrigues Chlldrtn: Jean, Wendy, Gail. Brendon and grandchildren. 3RD ANNIVERSARY ALICE, LEE KIM LIAN Departed: MARCH 20, 1998 tottWy siNei| f Bti| it IkL dirt's Mrytnttsrttrals
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        2628 S6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Mar 20, 2001 1 Managers' prices (SS) LCStND: Ail prices are indic«tivt except (or *l t Cl Rlrtflglt Assets: Sroeo'ly Dlv*rtlfl*d I Narrowly rocut td Low«r Risk; Lew to Medium Rtsk; M»ll im to High Rlik; Hl9*or Risk; op*n-*nd*d: B«lor> (uMivlilon of un'tt; Aftor suMlvlslon of unrtt;
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        3565 S6 Transaction date: Mar 19, 2001 Ad|u«ttd for ntw isiuti; Par vtlut Mil untots ath*rwt«t tpaclflc* P lt ratios art not Htmtt* tar atmney «ttar*ncM. Wl Vet NX High Lew Com—ny tUkt (CXXH e>/t INDUSTRIALS Cpotumw Product! 34 30 *)inomoto 306 -2 2 9.2 *> Angkasa _31 unch 50
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        181 S6 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am. Mar 19) Buytrn 00 %—lnq Singapore dollars to on* unit of fortign currency Australian dollar 0.8760 0.8890 Canadian dollar 1.1200 1.1430 HZ dollar 0.7380 0.7540 Sterling pound 2.5260 2 5520 US dollar 1.7680 1.7800 Singapore dollars to 100 units of fortign currency Austrian schilling
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        41 S6 Crude palm oil (M5/tonn«) Mar 01 860 (South) RtfliMd palm oil (USS/tonn.) RBD Palm Oil Mir 01 247.50 (»»ll»r) Apr 01 250.00 (Mltof RBO Omn Mir 01 257.50 Utlltr) Apr 01 260.00 (Mllar) RBO Sttirin Mar 01 200.00 i»ll»r
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        16 S6 Closlnq prlcti (USS/troy ot) Mon rrt Singapore 4.32-4.34 4.35-4.36 Ntw Yort 4.31-4.32 4.35-4.36 Sourer ROTHSCHILD
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        12 S6 Cl— lng pftot (USS/tfiw) XL Tin 4,967 (-25) Turnover 79 (-2t)
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        266 S6 Rubber Future* (Closing price*) RtS 1 (Tonnes. c*M*/kq) HUh Lew tett Vol O— nlnt *PfOl 99.75 99.75 ***** 300 200 May 01 ]Q] 75 800 ■j"" 01 103.25 800 J U| /S»PO'-- 104.25 750 Oct/D»c01 107 50 Jin/MirO2 110.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Apr 01 5£ 00 950
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        366 S6 dl;kdfl;kdf Eurodollar 3-Month deposit 000 Impllod intcrtst rat*) o—w HUH Low tott Ctt Vol Mar 01 95.1175 95.1250 95.1100 95.1200 ***** Apr 01 95.300 95.300 95.280 95.290 2155 M«y 01 95.415 0 Act VOI (Fri ***** Opon Int (Frl) ***** Sing Dollar inttrost Rat» Futurtl 0»W»
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        134 S6 d.lkdfl;df HONGKONG STOCKS Cttn*yPac2oc HK72O 26S A *****4 ChtungKongsOc HKI7BO 240 3 *****5 342.5 0.5 Cityt Solutions Lt HKSO a i HKT.ISOC4OO HKSBO 136 6 5 *****4 8 HSBCHKSIO 400 HK3550 tT 3* 2MM3T Hutchison 25c HKI4BO 472 5 6 ***** 7 Hys«nHKss 5000 HK- Vf 5736i.^ Httt
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        55 S6 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES BRCNT BLEND May *0.38 25.3V29.36 WEST TEXAS mterm May *0 84 27.10-27.14 DUBAI FATEH May »0 83 23 36-23.41 TAPIS BLEND Mar *0.50 26.30-26.40 M 'NAS Mar *0.50 25.80-25.90 NAPHTHA (CIF Jap) -2.00 264.00-266.00 NAPHTHA ♦0.10/*0.30 26-40-26.70 CST-IBOHSFO *1.50 136.50-138.50 Timing of cargo*}. PricM at at 17:30
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        52 S7 CIUWf Straits Tlm«» Index 1722.15 -49.95 BT 08/ OS ....-650.00 -157.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -177 00 BT 10-<Jay MA -*****.00 -65^00 DBS 50 Indti 580.94 -16.55 OCBC 30 556.50 -17.06 UOB Blut Chip ...626.05 -14.74 UOB Sudaq 68.93 -1.50 ST! FutufM 1727 -44 MSCi Stnqapor* 218.83 -6.65 SIMSCI Fututvs
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        134 S7 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Up Pn Uncti Multilnd 2 12 4 000 2 12 4 Manufacturing 14 60 24 1 19 5 IS 79 29 Commtrc* 5 25 9 12 0 6 27 9 Tpt/Stor/Commi 1 22 4 0 0 0 1
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        38 S7 Frontlln* 5c 23,835,000 SinflTtl tsc 16,816,000 P»oplt's food HCK 50c 15 677 000 PCL 50c 8,854,000 OUB 8,739,000 PiClficCtnturyiOc 7,715,000 lnt»gr» 5e 7 628 000 LinkomUS2c 7.296!000 GFS Intl Ltd 20c 6,948 000 DBS Grp 6.565!000
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        99 S7 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M«ln S4q To«»i M«ln S4« Tfl Multnnd 14,556 14.556 20.442 20,442 Minuf»Cturg 73,428 5,25* 78.684 135.822 1,123 136 946 Comnwc. 7,707 1,297 9,004 4,174 194 4368 Tpt/StOf/Com 39,819 39,819 88,177 88-77 Financ* 39,517 39.517 273,576 273 576 Conduction 7,854 3,232 11,086 3,099 237
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        900 S7 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS dfl;df STOCK •MICKS LEGEND I NOTES crt cum rt«M Ismm cM cum bonus tstu* cocumoftw *T itin niflirli Hit ni»)H< < ■—dii Mli mU nfcnwwii ifci n I CrTM-F«r«i(fi*vw^M(4l«c«Ttacv«flw««M MWi-aKlicXtwm ttftof Oart«x> Pwt>«t»—wpr mihi,C<iMo(HO-0003 hf M« MM UOM iMrtt riM fan* Mk«L. mi Mm miW c*M irf
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        472 S8 WHICH COMES FIRST: Economy or stock market? The debate over how far the Fed should go to cut short-term interest rates reflects the different views of the stock market's impact on the economy: FEDERAL RESERVE Policymakers, including Fed chairman Alan Greenspan (left), have said
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        885 S8 REVIVING THE ECONOMY NEWS ANALYSIS NEW YORK The Federal Reserve meets today to decide how much to cut interest rates m an effort to revive the economy just when a falling stock market seems to have the power to bring
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        430 S9 Move to adjust the volume rather than the price of money takes the central bank into uncharted territory TOKYO In a radical policy departure aimed at reviving economic growth, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said yesterday that it will try
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        497 S9 NEWS ANALYSIS TOKYO With the Bank of Japan (BOJ) effectively returning to a zero-rate policy m its efforts to help revive the economy, pressure is now on the government to speed up economic reforms. These include tackling its own debt, which has swollen to about
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        385 S9 Daewoo founder 'thinking of suicide' MAN ON THE RUN SEOUL Fugitive Daewoo Group founder Kirn Woo Choong is preparing his memoirs m Europe. And he is contemplating suicide to take responsibility for his failed business, his lawyer said. Mr Kirn, 65, is worried that he may have a second attack
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        390 S10 Worsening figures for the three months to February cast doubt on the economy's recovery HONGKONG Hongkong's jobless rate worsened m the three months to February, sparking some concern that the territory's domestic recovery might not be proceeding as expected. Hongkong's Census and Statistics Department
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        46 S10 A union activist climbing a statue outside the HSBC Building m Hongkong yesterday to protest against the shift of jobs to Guangzhou. Union leaders are concerned that more jobs will be lost if Hongkong firms try to take advantage of China's lower wages. AFP
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        345 S10 STOCK SLUMP KUALA LUMPUR Speculation swirled m Malaysiai. markets yesterday that the central bank would lower its key intervention rate by 25 to 50 basis points to boost ailing stocks. "I am convinced that the rates will come down by 25 to 50 basis
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          Lock icon PwC TO SELL 20% OF FINANCE UNIT
          65 S10 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PwC) has scaled down the sale of its finance unit and plans to sell only about 20 per cent, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. It said PwC had hoped for a deal worth as much as US$l billion (551.78 billion), but
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          56 S10 DANAHARTA TO SEU LOAN ASSETS MALAYSIAN national asset management agency Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional said yesterday that itplans to start selling its performing loan assets to banks later this year. Its performing loan assets totalled RM5.45 billion (552.55 billion) by the end of last year, of which RM3.71 billion had performed
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          60 S10 AUSTRALIA'S largest resources group, BHP, announced yesterday a US$2B billion (5549.8 billion) merger with Londonlisted Bifliton to become the world's second-biggest minerals and metals giant. Under the plan, BHP would end up owning 58 per cent and Billiton 42 per cent of a
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          63 S10 EUROPEAN pharmaceutical companies are considering bidding for the drug unit of DuPont, seen as a rare opportunity to acauire a strong position m the US at a probable price of less than US$lO billion (5517.8 billion). Three companies Bayer of Germany, Switzerland's Novartis and
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          45 S10 AUSTRALIA'S third-gen-eration (3G) radio spectrum auction generated high bids worth A51.07 billion (Ss9sl million) yesterday, after three days of the ongoing auction process. The total is within a whisker of the aggregate reserve price of Asl.OB Dil- lion. Reuters
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          30 S10 MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) will scrap its cashraising practice of selling off aircraft and then leasing them back, the Malaysian Business TS«»«« reported yesterday. AP
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          47 S10 DAEWOO Motor plans to cut a seventh of its 46,000 employees overseas, as the bankrupt South Korean car maker works to curb losses at its foreign units. The cuts will affect 6,500 workers at sales and production units abroad. Bloomberg News
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        277 S11 Sias shelves plan to get discounts A PLAN to get bulk discounts on stockbroking commissions for small retail investors has been shelved for now because it would have left remisiers out of pocket, the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) has said. "It is still on the table and we
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        445 S11 FINANCIAL PLANNING "What is important is that our customers are able to go to one single point for a whole range of investments whether it be deposits, unit trusts or stocks. Mr Urn Meng Tat, Stanchart's general manager for wealth management
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        536 S11  - Boom.com seeks partner in Singapore IGNATIUS LOW The Hongkong-based online broker is m talks with a broking house believed to be OCBC Securities for a joint foray into the retail market Revorts bti FINANCE CORRESPONDENT JOINING FORCES Boom.com is seeking to partner a large institution with a long track record
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        481 S12  - SingTel Optus: What's up? DENESH DIVYANATHAN While some market-watchers speculate on the size of an offer, others say a deal may not come about By] TECHNOLOGY REPORTER SINGAPORE Telecom (Sing Tel) sent market talk into full swing yesterday when it said that it would make an announcement "soon" on its
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        274 S12  - Robinson will continue to give dividends Lorn a Tan ROBINSON Co says it will reward shareholders with high dividends rather than use excess cash to buy back its own shares. The retailer, which had $166 million in its coffers as of June 30 last year, claims to offer "one of
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        293 S12  -  LORN A TAN REPRIEVE FOR FINANCIAL PORTAL ASIASTOCKWATCH. COM may not be shutting down after all. Sesdaq-listed Panpac Media.com, owner of the financial portal, said yesterday that "it is m negotiations with a prospective buyer", a week after saying that it might close the money-losing
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        441 S12  -  Denesh Divyanathan MONEY- LOSING Pacific Internet (PacNet) has all the ingredients for success but just needs to be clearer on its business strategy, said its new president and chief executive Tan Tong Hai. One thing he is very clear about,
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        357 S12  -  CORNELIA TAN Bu PROPERTY REPORTER INVESTORS pushed Keppel Land (KepLand) shares down to a six-month low yesterday despite the fact that it had bagged a prime Downtown "white site" at a discount to market expectations. In particular, market watchers were concerned about the
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          Lock icon CYTECH SOFTWARE PROFIT JUMPS 111%
          70 S12 CYTECH Software said yesterday that net profit for the year ended Dec 31 rose 111 per cent to 43.4 million yuan (Ss92 million), with turnover rising 1177 P er cent to 93.6 million yuan. Earnings per share was 19-33 fen, up from 10.03 fen, while
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          67 S12 PENGUIN Boat International's net earnings for the year ended Dec 31 fell 62.3 per cent to $1.9 million despite a 68.7 per cent increase m turnover to $59.4 million. Earnings per share was 0.97 cent against 2.58 cents Ereviously, while net tangile assets per share
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          106 S12 HONG LAI HUAT GAIN FALLS TO $2.4 M CONSTRUCTION group Hong Lai Huat's net earnings plunged 56.8 per cent to $2.4 million due to a slowdown m construction activity. Group turnover shrank 20.4 per cent to $58 million for the year to Dec 31. The group's directors said the decrease
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          87 S12 APOLLO Enterprises has cut its net loss by 27.9 per cent to $3.2 million as turnover rose 7-3 per cent to $54.5 million for the year to Dec 31. Higher occupancy rates at its hotels coupled with higher investment income helped cut its pre-tax
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          63 S12 PERMASTEELISA Pacific Holdings sank into the red with a $10.4 million net loss compared to $11.4 million profit previously. Group sales shrank 22.4 per cent to $172.9 million For the year to Dec 31. Loss per share was 5.19 cents compared to earnings of 5.72 cents, while
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        575 S13  -  LARGE SELI ORDERS THE Singapore stock market hit a new 23-month low yesterday on widespread selling, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) tumbling 4995 points or 2.9 per cent to 1,722.15. Dealers attributed the bulk of the selling to several large
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        94 S13 TOP FALLS Mr 19 Ctnts Creative T 25c 1700 90.0 5.0 SPHWO™ 2060 70.0 3.3 OBSGrp 1630 60.0 3.6 OCBC 1120 50.0 O SIA 1310 50.0 3.7 SPh 2080 50.0 2.3 OUB 670 40.0 5.6 SIA 200 1320 40.0 2.9 UOB 1210 40.0 32 VentureMfg2sc 1310 40.0 3.0 DelGro Corp
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        456 S13  -  NICHOLAS FANG The $207.5 million deal is the first significant purchase by PSA Corp's marine services arm Bu TRANSPORT REPORTER PSA MARINE, the marine services arm of Singapore port operator PSA Corp, has made its first significant acquisition. It wul pay $207.5 million for the
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        Lock icon Omni Industries' sales double to record $1.7 b
        355 S13  -  LEE SU SHY AN *l CONTRACT manufacturer Omni Industries turned m a 60 per cent increase m net profit to $47.3 million for the year ended Dec 31, and warned that the business environment was uncertain. Its profit, which beat analysts' forecast
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        Lock icon Huan Hsin's profits leap 52% to $22m
        283 S13 Huan Hsin's profits leap 52% to $22m WIRE and cable-maker Huan Hsin's move to focus on more profitable products has paid off with a hefty 52 per cent jump m net earnings which nit $22.1 million for the year to Dec 31. The group also made a record $109-4 million
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        Lock icon Hotel Prop back in the black with $43m gain
        393 S13  -  FELISA BAT AC AN §1L ONG Beng Seng's listed property, hotel and entertainment group, Hotel Properties (HPL), has booked a $43.1 million net profit for the year ended Dec 31, m a spectacular reversal of a loss of $57-2 million the
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        8 S14 M jrch 19, 2001: 1722.15
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        580 S14  - Glitch hits SGX futures trading WILLIAM CHOONG IGNATIUS LOW Open outcry system saves the day after software problem affects electronic trade m Euroyen, MSCI Taiwan, STI and MSCI Spore futures By\ and BLANKED OUT: 2 contracts Trading m STI and MSCI Singapore futures could not take off yesterday morning as
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        601 L4 MR MOHAMED THAIR heads for work when dusk falls and returns, wearily, just before daylight. The 38-year-old barely has time to catch up with his family before they start their day m a couple of hours. He returns to work m the late afternoon,
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        228 L7 THE rainforest m Sarawak will come alive with the sound of ethnic music from all over the world this year. This eastern Malaysian state is hosting the Rainforest World Music Festival from July 20 to 22 at the Sarawak Cultural Village m Kuching. The
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        124 L7 Orang utans in Bukit Merah? ORANG Utan Island at Bukit Merah Laketown Resort m Perak is billed as the first natural reserve for such animals m mainland Malaysia. You can observe them from a special viewing platform and take souvenir snapshots with them later. You can also view wildlife like
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        339 L7 Beach where Japanese troops first landed KOTA Baru, located m the heartland of Kelantan, is steeped m tradition and culture. You can visit batik factories and watch how batik is made. Or you can see song-ket-making demonstrations and the making of Kelantan silverware. You can also watch traditional sports like
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        205 L8 Jewel in the Crowne just for families IF YOU have no time for shopping sprees m Kuala Lumpur, just hop across the Causeway to Johor Baru for a weekend stay-cum-shopping expedition. There are many shopping centres there, including City Square, Kota Raya, Holiday Plaza, Giant Hypermarket, Carrefour and Pelangi Plaza.
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        261 L8 IF YOU are looking for a cosy spot for your honeymoon, try the Holiday Villa Cherating's new boutique villas the Eastern Pavilion which come with individual private swimming pools and Jacuzzis. Sprawled over 1 ha of prime land overlooking the South China Sea m Pahang, the Eastern
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        250 L12 LIKE many movie- watchers, Hongkong's film critics showed that they also loved Lee Ang's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon when they gave it top awards at the Sixth Golden Bauhinia Awards ceremony m Hongkong on Sunday. The gongfii film snared the Best Picture prize and the Best
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      82 L12 BOMBAY Bollywood hosted a glittering awards ceremony last Saturday which saw the romantic blockbuster, Kaho Na Pyar Hai (Tell Me It's Love), sweep to acclaim led by dancing sensation Hrithik Roshan. The actor, who debuted m the film, won the Best Actor and Best Male Debut
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      151 L12 JOHN PHILLIPS DIES: John Phillips, who as a member of the Mamas and the Papas penned California Dreamin and other hits by the 1960s pop group, died on Sunday of heart failure, aged 65. HEAR, HEAR: Hear 'Say's Pure And Simple raced straight to No. 1 on Britain's pop
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      107 L1 MEDIA Channel U U First is its slogan PAGE 6 aBB^F ti jB^BWa^RaWam "VfiBRsURa' 59 BK f^r g .x .irtixa^aa^t^^ "I wke dean guys," says Jolin Tsai. STEVEN LEE Chinese Pop Small but perfectly formed singer hates being treated TIi/Jt'q like a kid because of her L §ul petite size.
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      593 L5 FAMILY HELP HERE are some handy numbers to have if you are thinking of moving house or office: HANDS REMOVAL SERVICE t JW^ •19, Upper Serantjoon Road lir^^»i«*a^F«g Call Johnny or Lawrence on *m*m***A y!*&^ > B^^^^ 283-2204/9627-4353 or fax 283-3748 fl T I T| A supervised team of four
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      224 L8 To book a room, call 334-3844 here or the hotel direct on 07-332-3808. B^^' 2DGENTING t 4Q B T »»Ssl*»»«Ki*^ (Room*, Skyway Ticfcati Coach) *P k: 2D MALACCA .tfiß -9 (Roorr*. Braanfasl 4 Coach) <P **O fffi 3D CAMERON tiOQ 1 fgr (Rooms, Brvakfast Coach) f IV* j «t ;a&
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      198 L8 For room rates and information on the resort, call Sebana Cove on 02-07-825-2411. ■H MERITUS DISCOVER THE MERITS i I Shop 100% Save 50% ■I U«^ I m Only at Hotel Istana. SBiflr JhL. L During the exciting Shopping Carnival m March. Hotel I^^^^ Istana will reduce its nx»m rates
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      77 L9 Malaysia's biggest sale is on B-- j^^Liiittl B A j Ifciii^ tfl \d^' r vr B Mm^^Tß KiMkv b 8b The Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival returns from 3 March to I April. Shop all you want, enjoy discounts of up to 70% nationwide and have loads of fiesta fun everywhere.
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